Hi, if an argument in some function is ` Class<...

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[mike_shysh]

Hi, if an argument in some function is Class<T> type Is it possible to provide List<ObjectA>.class (seems such syntax is not ok in kotlin)?

[diesieben07]

ObjectA::class gives you the KClass, ObjectA::class.java gives you the Class.
However because generics are erased, List<ObjectA>::class is not allowed because it does not make sense.

[mike_shysh]

Thanks, got it

[Dias]

https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ReflectionExplained

[Dias]

if you use a library that allows some sort of TokenType you can do this some it

[diesieben07]

Kotlin reflection now has typeOf, which is a nicer way of doing that

[Dias]

typeTokenOf()?

[mike_shysh]

Actually, I don't need to pass object. Initial library from my question accepts custom comparator for type. I tried to find a way, to compare two lists in a custom way)

[diesieben07]

no, just typeOf, which gives you a KType

[diesieben07]

not sure what the library does, but if it's based on Class, there is no way to tell it to compare List<A> differently from List<B>, because both of those are just List at runtime.

[mike_shysh]

I got it, thanks. Lack of deep knowledge on generics(